Daily Republican., 1887-07-12
Through the State OF Delaware.
orres o0Edence OF the Rspublisan.

| Your correspondent thought of many
things while on hts travels IN other
States, and would like TO hsvs, Q nj
you many interesting incidents Of I'm.
portaDce. The waste basket, however,
arose In his minds eye and prevented
the writing Of them. Idread that SIP
!ulchre-tbe grave of poor Mss.-thst
Iomnipotent barrier between author and
editor. You will bear with me in the
incidents eend OF our own State from
Delaware City to Odessa, the latter
sombre little village in our county. 1t
10 useless to tell ) on am putin mp ct
one OF the hotels In tho town ON the
main street At Delaware City WAS
very much struck with an old time FIRE
engine, standing along the canal with
NO protection whatever from the rain
storm, . "double decker" with her
gearings mass Of rust from exposure.
She had done valuable service In other
places was told.
At Frout's hotel there Was . pleasure
party from Philadelphia, about twenty
hve in number. The evening was made
pleasant BY singing and instrumental
music. There was piece Of writing
stuck up on the trets In and about the
town OF . reward for Q ''lost band OF
music" There wss book ss ent on
tae outskirts OF the town canvassing
thorough fraud. The object Of his mis-.
I Added to the Subscription Of thepaper
were . sewing machine, o set OF furni.
ture, and pretty picture, which have
never come to hand. He gulled the
people between Port Penn and Odessa
ont OF about $50. This book agent Is
about 80 years old, ard OF fine and
pleasiBg appearance, hair rather long
and streaked With gray, black aud
white clothes, . high stove pipe hat,
and man of winning appearance.
1t is we'll to publish these dirty
scoundrels and describe them II posi-.
BILE. 1t is almost impossible for q
stranger to get board st the hotels ON
account OF these swiudlers. The flight,
ming rod" frauds were also among the
farmers In the same vicinity but did no
business whatever.
At Port Penn there WAS Two mastAd
vessel washed ashore high and dry ON
the beach. There were several men
digging the sand about her to make q
Ichannel to hoat her. On the long
wooden bridge span ming the meadow q
mile from Port Penn, there was almost
the drowning OF . little hoy who was
taken with . cramp. While In the
water he had gone down the second
time when his companion srasped him
BY the hair Of the head.
| At Odessa everyt thing seems quiet
the streets having . holiday appear.
ance. The factories are all In work ing
order along the creek. The news came
ts the postoffics of q young man killed
on Saturday on the railroad ut Town
send. The report was 90 inaccurate
and go poorly described / only send O
skeleton Of 1t. There is an old tramp
rooster, . very remarkable bird, known
by the name Of Dick. No one knows
who owns him, but all are familiar with
his wonderful! intelligence. Dick will
lump just the same as dog for piece
OF cake, from two to three ieet from the
groundj he likes cake, candy and pea
nuts, and knows where to come fol
them. Dick. when called by name
will cluck, scratch the earth and crow
in response. He Is all over the town
and Is known by every body In the vii
lage As very remarkable rooster.
GEO. W. NJ. KIRBY.